Machine for making inner-liner laminated tubes



Oct. 21, 1941.

H. w. MORGAN ETAL MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES Fil ed June 15, 1939 10 Sheets-Sheet 1 Q INVENTORS amt; W. Movzam 4 (Jud LEW! Oct. 1941- H. w. MORGAN ETAL MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES A 10 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed.June 15, 1939 M mm mm ATTORNEY INVENTOR$ 061:.21, 1941. H, w, R AN A 1 2,259,577

MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES Filed June 15, 1939 10 Sheets-Sheet 3 a Viv 4 INVENTORS Oct. 21, 1941. w. MQRGAN ETAL 2,259,577

MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMI NATED TUBES Filed June 15, 1939 10 Sheets-Sheet 5 a '5 "mlmlmlwlml- ATTORNEY.

Oct. 21, 1941. w, MORGAN r 2,259,577

MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES Filed June 15, 1939 10 Sheets-Sheet 6 Oct. 21, 1941. H. w. MORGAN arm. 2,259,577 MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES Filed June 15, 1939 10 Sheets-Sheet 7 I VE TORS mung. gag/1& RRJmA E. Nhih%;d&

ATTORNEY.

10 Sheets-Sheet 8 Oct. 21, 1941. H. w. MORGAN ETAL MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES Filed June 15, 1959 Oct. 21, 1941. HQW. MORGAN EI'AL MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES Filed June 15, 1939 l0 Sheets-Sheet 9 I: alz g,

. Y INVENTORS g M KMMLEMMLM Pawn Oct. 21, 1941. H, w MORGAN ETAL 2,259,577

MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES I Filed June 15, 1939 10 Sheets-Sheet 10 N VENTORS 1 w WW 'Khlwd EQLWJQdL my \NJMM ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 21, 1941 MACHINE FOR MAKING INNER-LINER LAMINATED TUBES Harry W. Morgan,

Phillipsburg, N. J and Richard E. B. Wakefield, Easton, Pa., assignors to The Canister Company, Phillipsburg, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application June 15, 1939, Serial No. 279,320

22 Claims. The present invention relates to a machine for manufacturing laminated container bodies, more particularly-to the manufacture of laminated tubes formed of fibrous material, such as chip stock, and having metallic end closures, such tubes being particularly adapted to hold oil, grease or similar substances, or hygroscopic or deliquescent materials.

A chief object of the invention is to provide an automatic machine for forming a laminated tubular container body having metallic end closures in which there is an inner-liner that has the I property of being practically non-permeable by glassine, parchment, Celwater or oil, such as lophane, cellulose-acetate material, plastic material, grease-proof, or the like, secured by a suitable adhesive, non-permeable by oil or water, to the inner wall of the tubular structure, in such a way as to absolutely seal the cut edgeas well as the wall of the inside layer of chip away from the contents of the container. 1

In the manufacture of paper containers, it has been for manyyears well-known in the art, to provide an'inner-liner such as described above over the inner wall of a cut edge of the inside of I inner-liner over the cut edge and between the first lamination and the next inside lamination.

Such structure was disclosed in U. S. patent to the tube by forming the thermov ering the inside wall of the paper tubeand over the ner-llner edge tightly upon the chip sheet edge so that the two sheets adhere together with the body portion of each sheet extending away in a different direction. The improved automatic mechanism may comprise a table movable toward and away from the mandrel on which the leading edge of the chip sheet is fed, and means for imparting and compounding with the horizontal motion an areuate vertical motion of the table to move the front edge of the table to the fixed delivery station of the leading edge of the inner-liner material and thence to the mandrel. Another object of the invention is to fold back the main body of the inner-liner sheet in a direction opposite to the feeding directiomof the chip paper and tomove the chip paper edge with the inner-liner sheet folded thereover into the Jaw of the mandrel where it is her well-known in the art, prior to the rotation of the mandrel and the winding of the chip sheet into a tube with the inner-liner sheet covcontainer body. Another object of the invention is to cover the top of the edge of the inner-liner material, after it is placed on the leading edg of the chip sheet, with a layer of adhesive so that it will be securevly fastened, when'rolled on the mandrel, to the Moore, No. 1,091,526, dated March 31, 1914. The

present invention does not make any claim to the improved'article, the teaching of which was fully disclosed in the Moore patent.

The present invention contemplates primarily the continual feeding of a sheet'of chip from a parent roll and the concurrent continual feeding of a. sheet of innerliner material as set-forth above from another parent 'roll to the gripper jaw of a rotatable mandrel.

Another object'of the 'invention'is to provide an improved mechanism 'for applying adhesive to one entire surface'of the sheetof chip as it is fed from the parent roll to the gripper jaw of the mandrel and simultaneously and intermittently applying acoati'ng oi adhesive to theopposite side of' the sheet of chip as it is fed from 40 roved mechanism Another object of the invention is to provide automatic mechanism the parent roll to the' mandrel for distances which are slightly greater than that of "the cir-- cumference of the inside of the tube-to be formed.

inside of the second lamination of the container tube.

sheet to the required length and also cutting the chip sheet to the required length for the tube to be manufactured. a

Another object of the invention is the provision of an proved stripper for moving the formed tube along the mandrel to the labeling station and after container from the labeling, to eject the labeled end of the mandrel. The imcomprises a spring-controlled a which automatically breaks away after a predetermined ming and mutilation of the tubes on the mandr'el for applying the labels, one ata time; cm a stack of labels lying on a table near the ndrel. The labeling mechanism also includes an improved automatic device for picking up the labels, one at a time, on

Another obje t of the invention is an improved mechanism for automatically feeding the edge of the inner-liner sheet to a position over the edge of the chip sheet and pressing the in '65 cially where the end-of the stack of the table,

mechanism for applying ,insi'de edge of the 'label so that it will stick down securely'on the outside of the container, espethe label overlaps the ripped, in a man- Other objects of the invention are to provide '7 automatic machinery for cutting the inner-liner pressureso as to prevent .iam-

and also an improved adhesive to the outer board are fed toward to ODDQsite sides for truly measuring machine, free from any other surface of the label to prevent the separation of the label from the container body along the outer edge.

Another object is to provide an improved automatic mechanism rotatable with the mandrel for truing the ends of each tube, especially when they are of non-circular form so that the metal closure ends can be readily placed in position over the ends of the tubes.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved mounting for rolls which turn over the surface of the mandrel to eliminate the bumping of these rolls especially when the surface of the mandrel is non-circularin form and to cause the rolls to press tightly on the laminations during the process of forming the tubes to assure their complete adhesion throughout the laminations.

Mechanism is also provided for automatically lifting these pressure rolls out of operative position as the stripper is moved along the mandrel to displace the finished tubes.

The improved mechanism of truing the tubes is so synchronized with the lamination ofthe tube and with the application of the moist adhesive, that the operation is performed just prior to the final set or drying of the adhesive between the laminations of the tube.

1 Another object of the invention is to provide transverse slitters or knives for partially, but not completely cutting the sheet of inner-liner material so that it feeds continuously up to the point of juncture with the chip and is easily finally severed or broken away after the combined edges of the inner-liner material and chip the gripper jaw of the mandrel.-

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved mounting for the parent rolls of paper which permits the easy insertion of the roll of paper on a suitable stand and prevents the sliding or rotation of the roll with reference to the support, and comprises a plurality of mtatably mounted circular blades which are pivoted on the ends of the roll supports so as to press sharply into the core to join non-rotatably the parentroll and the rotatable bushings.

In one form of our invention, the sheet'of chip is fed from one end of the machine and the sheet of inner-liner material is fed from the opposite end and they are secured together by having the leading edge of one sheet fed directly over the leading edge of the other sheet. In other modifications of the invention, the leading edges of the chip and the inner-liner material may be fed to the gripper jaw of the mandrel in planes at angles toeach other and a tucker bar may be mounted adjacent the gripper jaw and automatically operated to tuck the combined edge of the two sheets into the gripper jaw which grips the combined joint before the mandrel starts to rotate.

Other objects of the invention are simple automatic mechanical devices for applying adhesive of the sheet and simple mechanismsffor regulating the feed of the sheets, maintaining the sheets in a perfectly fiat condition throughout their feed, simple mechanism the sheets to desired sizes, for forming different kinds of container bodies and a simple cutting device, and simple means 'dance roll which is In a preferred form of the invention, a parent roll of chip board web is placed at one end of the machine. The web is threaded over rolls to two rolls mounted in vertical tandem over a glue pot. The rolls over the glue pot. are intermittently driven by a clutch to apply glue to the surface of the web which is to form the outer wall of the tube. The web A is wide enough to form a plurality of container tubes and, after glueing, is passed under slitter rolls which slit the web longitudinally forforming a plurality of tubes of any predetermined size. The web is passed over a connected to a lever so positioned that it operates the drive clutch for the first-mentioned glue pot.

The web is next passed over rolls mounted over a second glue pot. .These rolls apply glue to the opposite surface of the web, The web normally is out of contact with these rolls, but a pair of rolls are disposed on in juxtaposition to the glue-pot rolls and are intermittently moved to press the web A down into contact with the glue roll at predetermined intervals under the control The web is next led over a feed plate or table on which it is held against back-slipping by a gravity lever. A device for slitting the web A is mounted on the table and consists of a driven matrix roll over which the web A travels. Resting upon the web A on theroll are slitter knives. This feed table reciprocates in a horizontal plane under the control of a cam and also moves in an arcuate vertical plane under the controlof a sliding cam, a lever and rotating cam in compound relationship to the horizontal motion.

On the opposite end of the machine, on another parent roll, is mounted a web of impervious material such as glassine which is to form the inner-liner of the tube. -This web is threaded over rolls, and slitter knives slit the web into predetermined widths for forming container tween a roll and a transverse knife or cutter transverse cut, but leaves which gives the web a enough uncut portions to maintain a continuous web up to the end of a vacuum belt, The feed roll for the vacuum belt has an oppositely disposed roll which contacts the belt and maintains tension on When the web is at the end of the vacuum belt, the table carrying the chip board web swings down so that the ends of the two webs are extending toward each other in oppostie directions. The inner-liner web extends a short distance over the end of the, chip board web and on top of it, and when the ends of the webs are in this position, a glue finger mounted on' the table, swings down to clamp the ends of the two webs together. This 'glue finger also carries a reservoir of adhesive material and applies the adhesive to the top edge of the inner-liner web when the finger clamps the two ends together.

is applied to the top of the inner-liner web, the

' table moves upwardly and thefinger moves away.

a completely automatic of the invention so that liability to breakdown,

or stoppage, is provided.

this uppermost position, which is the horizontal position, the combined webs are entered into the gripper of a mandrel, the gripper is closed by any well-known mechanism, the mandrel is rotated as is well-known in the art, and at the same time a pressure roll is moved into position by a'cam to engage the outer surface of the web as it is rolled into a container tube. When the web has been wound to form a As the table reaches the other side of the web of a rotatable cam.

the web under the transverse cutter.

is wound on the co strips the label fr that the tube end deflected down to the container tube of the desire tions, the mandrel is stopped and meantime the table has moved back and upward under a transverse stationary knife or cuttei'ycausing the cutter or knife to sever the webfrom the remainder of the strip. After the web is severed, a stripper is allowed to move along neously lifting the pressu and positioning the forme for applying labels to th container bodies.

The mechanism is so arra two webs are secured to and after the table gripper the inner-line partially out line the on the inner-liner we d number of laminare roll out of position, d tubes on the mandrel e outside of the several nged thatafter the gether by the glue finger is moved up toward the r web is torn off along the parent roll.

The labels are mounted on a small table under the mandrel and a ca table so that the leading edge of a top label is pressed against the outside of the tube which has been formed. At the same timethe opposite or trailing edge of the top label is brought in contact with a glue. bar which places glue on the trailing edge of the label so that when the label ntainer, the trailing'edge of the label sticks down tightly. In connection with the glue bar is mounted a hinged stripper which om the glue bar when the table moves down and the glue bar is moved away toward a glue roll bar with glue.

When the labels have been secured on the outside of thelaininated tubes, the tubes, being pushed by the stripper on the mandrel, enter a squaring'device. This device comprises four rolls disposed to contact the four sides of the tube and are so mounted in a collar which is rotatable around the axis of the mandrel, that the rolls turn with the mandrel. The rolls tend to distort the side walls of the tube inwardly so that by the time the glue has set, the sides of the tube have returned to normal square positions which assures wall is ,in true form for insertor seaming.

ing the tin ends f A mechanism is provided for releasing the arm.

which actuates the mandrel stripper in case of I a jam to prevent breakage. The arm is actuated by a convolute cam and is pivoted with a second parallel leverat the same end. The second paral-' .lel lever carries the roll which engages the cam and the lever itself is connected at the other end of the second lever by' a spring-controlled latch, the spring having such a tension that in case of a jam, the stripper-actuating lever breaks away from the second lever and fails to operate the stripper. v

The slitter roll and slitter knives are mounted on the table and slots are provided .on both sides of the table so that the trimmed edges of the web from which the container body is formed maybe floor under the machine as they are trimmed off.- 1 I Reference is made to the drawings in which Fig. 1 is 'a schematic side elevation showing the structure for forming a n inner-liner tube.

v Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation showin central structure illustrated in Fig. 1. I

Fig. 3 is a top view showing one end of the g the glue pot and one arm formounting it on the side of the table at the end near the {mandreL Fig. 4 is a side view showinglthe glue pot in the operative position shown .in.Fig..i andsecthe mandrel, simulta- 7 reby eliminating all strain b as it is threaded from the m under the table lifts the which continually replenishes the itioned in part to show the movable edge of the able.

Fig. 51s a bottom view of the glue pot shown in Fig. 3 6 Fig. 6 i's a plan view of the end of the table showing the arrangement of the movable edge.

Fig. 7 is an end view showing the improved mounting for one of the parent rolls partly in section.

Fig. 8 is a view take partly in section.

Fig. 9 is a top end of the mandre Fig. 10 is a side elevation facing the delivery end of the mandrel and illustrating the labeling mechanism.

Fig. 11 is an end view oLthe attachment for truing tubes as they are delivered at the end of the mandrel.

Fig. 12 is a rear elevation showing the actuat- ,ing mechanism for the mandrel stripper.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail of the safety pin mechanism, partly sectioned, taken out of Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is an elevation looking toward the front of the machine and taken on the line l4l4 of Fig. 1 showing themechanism for giving a compound horizontal and arcuate motion to the feed table in front of theEmandreI. I Fig; 15 is a sectional elevation taken on the 1m |s of Fig.14.

' Fig. 16 is aside elev'ati Fig. 1 and of the. right end of Fig. 1 with the mandrel and feed table omitted. v

Fig. 17is a plan view showing the labeling station and the truing rolls drel., v

Fig. 18 is a perspective showing it enters the truing rolls. Fig; 19. is a perspective sh it is 'in the truing rolls. 7

Fig. 20 is a perspective showing a tube after it has passed thru the,truing rolls. Fig. 21 is an end elevation, partly showing the end of the mandrel. Fig. 22 is a section on theline 22-22'of Fig. 23 viewed from the left end and showing the mechanism for lifting the rolls that press on the mandrel.

Fig. 23 is a plan view of in Fig; 22.

,Fig. 24 is an elevation on the line 24-.2'4 of Fig. 25 showing the same mechanism. 1 Fig. 25 is a viewjtaken on the line 2525 of Fig. 24 looking from the right end.

Fig. 26 is a front elevatio station at the right.

Fig. 26a is'a view partly in section showing the actuating mechanism for the gripper on the ,mandrel. Fig. 27 isa right end view of Fig. 26 but enlarged and with certain parts omitted.

the opposite side of 10 on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7

plan view facing the delivery a tube before owing a tube while Fig. 28 is a schematic view of a'modified struc- 'ture for folding-an end of an inner-liner strip over the end of the body stock and inserting the combined edge into a mandrel.

Fig. 29 is a'view similar to Fig. 28 but of another modificatio'nf- Fig. 30 is a view similar to Fig. 29 but of still another modification.

' suitable brackets and the sheet A is fed over the roll 2| ,and the roll 22' and under rolls 23 and 24 which engage theweb A with glue-roll 25 which turns'on glue roll 28 rotatable in adhesive C in d on opposite to that of at the endof the manin section,

the mechanism shown showing the labeling A parent roll of chip board 20is mounted on compounded with at 89 and at 16.v A vacuum mounted on a bracket low the normal path of chip A. Rolls 33 and 34 are symmetrically positioned over the roll 32 on arms 35 and 35 which are operated by a roller 31 which engages a cam 38 which intermittently raises andlowers the rolls-33 and 34 to engage the top of'chip A and to apply adhesive intermittently to the lower side or inside of chip A. The web A is next led up to a feed a gravity lever M which holds the web A against back slipping and is pivotally mounted at each side of the table. The table 43 is moved to ,and fro in a horizontal plane. Roller 41 is mounted on the table 43 and rides on the top surface of a sliding cam 48 mounted on from a stand 50. An operating lever I (Fig. 2) having a pivotal mounting 52 on a bracket 53, which is mounted on the stand 50, has at the end of the upper arm a slot 54 which engages a block 201 (see Fig. 15) slidable therein and in which is pivotally mounted a pin 55 mounted on the sliding cam 48, and at the end of the lower arm a roller 58 which engages a cam 51 mounted on a shaft 58 which turns in a bracket mounted on the stand 50. The upper surface of sliding cam 48 has an inclined outline so formed that the rotation of the eccentric cam 51 imparts a vertical arcuate motion to the table 43', which is table to move its left end for purposes and in a way hereinafter set forth. I

During the cycle above set forth a. web B has been feeding from the opposite end of the ma- 3!! and around a dance roll 40 v a shelf 49 projecting,

88 is adjustable to left and right by set nut 81 on top of stand 50, to exactly engagethe projection 83 and to force the glue pot 88 down on the overlapped edges of A and B, against the tension of spring 84, from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1'. Perforations 89 in the bottom of pot 88 apply adhesive to the top edge of the web B. Thereup'on the table 43 moves forward and upward simultaneously, and web B is severed along the transverse perforations formed by the rotary cutter 10 by being thus table 43 which mounts brought into engagement with the tear roll 19. and the overlapped edge of A is presented to the gripper 9i which may be any well-known structure, on the mandrel 82, which may be any shape in cross-section but as shown is square. The gripper 9| closes and rolls 83 are moved down tight upon the mandrel 92 to make the laminations better adhere.

After the mandrel 82 has made the required number of turns it stops and the table 43, having -meanwhile moved back, swings upward to bring the webA in contact with a transverse knife IOI which shears the web transversely. This is effected by the roller 41 momentarily riding upon the top surface of the slide cam 48, which imparts a slight upward tilt to the table 43. thus the horizontal motion ofthe chine to meet and ,becombined with the web A.

A parent-roll 52 of mounted on a supporting stand 83. The web B is threaded under a roll above which slitter knives 86 may be mounted to slit the web B longitudinally. Web B is next 61 and 88 and over as to insure web tension iuniformly under the cutter 10. The belt'li carries the sheet edge B to its extreme-right end where theleft end of the table 43 swings down to meet it, carrying the leading edge of chip A with glue on both sides.

0 A table 15 (Fig. 2) supportssuitable mountings for the .rolls. ,A power shaft 16 is rotatably stand 50, and suitable belting drives the rolls 89 and 12. Brackets 18 on either side of the belt 1I loosely mount a tear roll 19. v

The opposite ends of the .strips A overlapped with the inner-liner B atop and a glue finger 8|, pivotally mounted'on pins 82 at the side of the table 43, has a projection 83-at the opposite end. -A spring"84, secured both to the finger and the table yieldably holds the finger 8| upright. A vertical pin 85 mounted on a plate 84 and over a roll 65 inner-liner material B is 11 projecting from the and B are springs bringing the edge thereof into engagement with the knife IOI. After the severing of the web A, a stripper I3I moves forwardly along the mandrel 92 which transfers the container body just formed to the labeling position. It will be appreciated that the transverse severing of the web A forms a flap extending from the adjacent vertical face of the mandrel to the knife IN and in 'that respect the container body is incompletely wound. As the container body is moved along the mandrel 92; this flap projects outwardly and is rolled down at the label station.

Referring to Figs. 4 and 6 an end plate I08 is mounted on the front edge of the table 43 and is provided .with studs I04 engageable with the mandrel 82 to retract the plate I03 against coil I05, mounted on the table 43 in'recesses and held in position by a plate I06 secured to the table 43 by screws I01. Screws I08 and slots I09 guide the end plate I03 in a linear path.

Referring to Figs. '1 and 8 a suitable mounting is provided for the inner-liner paper roll-82 on the stand 63. A shaft IIO has a fiat side III and is rotatably mounted, by a screw II2, with a collar II4 which has a flat side plate H5 for engaging the side of the roll. Inside the plate I I5 is a core extension I I6 surrounding the shaft H0 and having abeveled end II1 about which are a plurality of lengthwise radial slots II8 symmetrically disposed, the bevel end I I1 being cutaway at I I8 on either side of the slots II8 for the insertion of pivot pins I20 on which are fmounted small wheels I2I which snugly and rotatably fit the slots H8. The periphery of each wheel I2I may be transversely concave. A reduced extensionshaft I22is rotatable on the open bearing I23 and carries a flanged collar I24 engageable by a yoke I25 mounted on the bearing and operated by an adjustable screw I31 for aligning the web roll 62 transversely. Thecore of the roll 82 is securely'he'ld against turning by the edged wheels I2I on the core extension II8 but it is easily inserted in position or removed.

Referring to Figs, 9, 12, and 13 an ejector I3I closely surrounds the mandrel 92 and pivotally connected thereto is an ejector arm I32 which in turn is pivotally connected with an arm I83 arm I32 becomes the upright which is pivotally connected at the bottom with a link I34 the opposite end of which is pivotally mounted on a post I35 secured on the stand 50. A roll I31 on arm I36 lies in a cam groove I38 in a cam I39. A link I40 is pivoted on the upper end of bar I35 and its opposite end yieldably engages a pin I4I mounted on the arm I33, and has a right-angled extension I42 which normally overlies the arm able vertically in the extension I42 against 'a coil spring I44 which is held at the top by-a washer I45 locked by a screw I46 and lock nut I41. If too great resistance is oifered to the ejector I3I the pin I4I breaks away from link I40 and ejector jamming of tubes on the mandrel 92. After the inoperative which prevents tubes 8 (Figs. 18, 19 and 20) are formed ejector I3I moves them over to the labeling station shown in Figs. 9 and 10. A stack of labels I49 is mounted on a .table I50 mounted for vertical reciprocation on a leg I supporting at the lower end a roll I52 and which is raised'and lowered by a cam I53 label I49 into covered tube engagement with the adhesive I48, and the left end of the label I49 in contact with a glue barl54 which places glue on the outside outer'edge of the label to assure that the overlap'of the labelbe glued, and

also mounts on arms I55 and I56 pivotally, a stripper I51 which strips the label from the bar I54 as soon as the label table I50 starts to return. The glue bar I54 is carried back after each operation to contact a roll I58 mounted in a glue pot I59. The arm I54 is mounted onan arm I60 which is moved to and fro horizontally.

Referring .to Fig. 11, a bracket I6I secured on I62 mounts three rollers I63 spaced equidistantly about the axis of the mandrel 92. A flange ring I64 has a peripheral counter-sunk track I65 which engages the rollers I63, and is ejected.

The feed table 43 is pivotally mounted on a base plate I 69 (see Figs. '14" and 15) slidably mounted on the fiat top of the stand 50 between parallel uprights I which mount plates I1I which project into lengthwise grooves I12 formed in the sides of the base plate I69. Feed table 43 is pivotally'mounted by means'of lugs I13 011 a shaft I14 which is horizontally mounted inuprights I on the base plate I69 on top of the stand 50. The table 43 supports at the rear a shaft I16 on which is mounted a plurality of feed rolls I 11 over which the sheet A is fed-to the table over rolls I18, I19, and I80, intermittently driven. The uprights 45 on each side of the table support between them a rod I8I rotatably mounted and carrying slitter knives I82 mounted upon arms I96, the latter being adjustable longitudinally of the rod I8 I. The slitter knives I82 are for trimming the marginal edge of the chip stock A, and are held in contact therewith by weights I83 mounted on the rod I8I. A gravity brake 44 is pivoted on the table 43 to prevent back slipping of the web A..

The levers M are secured on the table 43 on 7 horizontal pivot pins 82 and have lower arms 83.

Coil springs 84 (see Fig. 2), secured to the levers 8|, and to the table 43 normally hold the I33. A pin I43 is yieldto bring the right end of the top 7 rotatable with the mandrel 92. Four equidistant table on top of the table.

forwardly from the bracket I13 top surface of the sheet of inner-liner paper on the table. As previously described, on the flat are mounted posts 85 adjustable back and forth with respect to arm 83 by means of stud bolts 81 slidably engaging slots in the arms 86. When the front end of the table 43 tilts down the ends 83 of the levers 8| engage the posts 85 and cause glue pot 88 to contact a sheet of paper Slots 80 may be provided on both sides of table 43 to thread the trim, made by the slitter knives I82 carried on therod I8I, through at the edges of web A when required to deflect them to the floor under the machine.

An arm I90, secured to the shaft I14, projects and supports at its end a roller 41 (see Fig. 2) on a transverse pivot. A slide cam 48 is mounted to reciprocate horizontally in the table 50 from front to rear, and is adjustable vertically by means of the screws I92 (seeFig; 14). A pin is mounted in the slide cam. 48 and in a block 20I, which slides in the fork 54 at the upper end of the actuating lever 5I. The .top of the slide cam 48 has a flat surface at the left end and an inclined and lower surface at the right side so that when the arm 5| is moved to the left from the position shown in tilt downwards until post 85.

- The lever 5I is mounted on a pin 52 in a bracket 53 which .is mounted on a cross-piece 203 in the table 50. The lower end of the lever 5| mounts a roller 56 which engages the periphery of a specially formed cam 51 which is rotatably mounted on a shaft 58 which has bearthe arm 83 engages the ings in uprights 59.

A lug 204 (see Figs. 14 and 15) projects downwardly from the base plate I69 and is pivoted to opposite arms of a yoke 205 in which is horizontally disposed a threaded rod 206 which is adjustable to the front and rear by means of nuts 201. The opposite end of the rod 206 is pivoted at 208 to a crank pivotally mounted at the lower end on theshaft 2I0.' A sprocket 2II fixed on the shaft 58 is connected with a secondsprocket 2I2 by a chain 2 I3. The sprocket 2I2 is mounted 1 on a'shaft 2 which mounts a second sprocket 2I5 which is connected by a chain 2I1 with the sprocket 2I6 mounted on the drive shaft 226. An arm 2! has a pin and slot connection 2I9 with the crank 209 and at the other end of the arm 2I8, is secured an arm 209' by means of apin 2I9. The arm 209' has its lower end pivoted to a bracket 220 suitably mounted on the machine frame, and the upper end of the am 209' carriesa roll 56' adapted to engage a cam track 51- formed in the sprocket 2I6. By this arrangement the roll 56' moving in the cam track 51' oscillates the arm 209", which, through the arm 2I8, effects the oscillation of the arm 209, thereby producing-a to and fro motion in a horizontal plane of the table 43, and this motion when combined with the arcuate motion produced by the above described train of mechanism, including the. lever 5| and its assoicated parts, produces a compound horizontal and vertical motion placing the free end of the table in a plurality of positions for a predetermined time.

These position vary from having the edge of Fig. 15, the roller 41 drops I down and permits the right end of the table to" in a glue pot 21.

- adhesive and is led over the table 93 tilted downwardly/in a receptive position for the leading edge of the inner-liner B to be fed over the chip A, as shown in Fig. 1, from whence it moves vertically andhorizontally to a position where the end plate on the edge of the table 43, is retracted by the studs I94 engaging the mandrel 92, at which time the folded edge of the webs A and B is inserted in the gripper of the mandrel. From that forward position the table 43 moves backward or away from the mandrel 92, in a horizontal position (see Fig. 2) and, as previously explained, in its extreme right position, the roller 41 is brought into engagement with the top or upper flat surface of the slide cam 48, which raises the edge of the table slightly soas to bring it into contact with the shear knife I9I,

I93 mounted thus shearing a link 91 which operates a clutch 99 which gives intermittent action to the power roll 95 to, interthe web A transversely. From that position the edge of the table 43 is lowered, by a forward hori zontal movement, combined with a downward movement in an ar'cuate path. which movements are produced by the cam arrangements including the, cams 48 and 51 operating in compound relationship. When the edge of the table 43 reaches its extreme lowered, forward position, the

cycle of operations just described is repeated with the ,winding of each container body.

A primary chain drive 223 and, supplemental chain drives 224 and 225 may rotate the rolls in, I18, and I19, on the table 43. A gear 221 on the shaft 228 is intermittently engaged by a pinion 228 on arm 229 which is fastened to the shaft 219 and synchronized with arm 299 so that thru pinion and chain 23I rotary motion is given the rolls I11, I18, and matrix roll I19 thru the chain 223 and matrix roll I89 thru a belt, intermittently and in relationship to the horizontal notion of the table 43. Slots 89 (see Fig. 2) are provided" at the side of the table 43 to thread the trim of the web A, made by the slitter knives I82 carried on the rod I8I, thru to the floor. The iongitudinal slitting of chip A is done on the driven matrix rolls I19 and I89. Slitter knives I82 are mounted adjustablyon arms I98 mounted on cross-shafts I91 which unite side pieces I98 mounted on the shaft I8I between the uprights 45. The slitter knives I82 may be adjusted 1ongitudinally of the cross-shafts I91 by any suitable means such as having threaded collars or the like, and two cross shafts are preferable to a single cross shaft in order to secure more latitude in spacing the knives with respect to each other; that is to say if the knives I82 are all mounted on a single cross-shaft I91 they could not be adjusted any closer together than the widths of their mountings, whereas by having a pair of cross-shafts I91, the knives I82 may be brought as close together. as desired.

Referring to Fig. 16, a frame 14 mounts on a left extension, 9. roll 29 of chip paper A or body stock for the tubes. As previously described, the chip paper A is fed under mils 2I, 8|, and 22, and under rolls 23 and 24. whose axes are below the top of a glue roll 25. The glue. roll 25 lies over and engages a rolli 28 which is mounted to turn After leaving the roll 24, the is completely covered on one side with the roll 28. The web A is next led over the roll 39 and. down over a dance roll 49 which is mounted, on a lever arm 4I pivoted on the frame 14. Near the pivoted end chip A ---by means of a pin and-slot connection, adink and to the other end of the lever 42 is connected power roll 95.

mittently apply adhesive to the opposite side of the chip sheet A. The chip A is fed over a roll 89 and under rolls 33 and 34 which are mounted on arms 35 pivoted at 48 so that they may rise and fall overa glue roll 32 mounted in a glue pct 89. Supplemental roll 3I engages the glue roll 32. The chip'paper A is then led out to the feed table 43 as shown in Fig. l. A roller 31. (see right end of Fig. 16) is mounted on a lever I83 which supports a sprocket which connects by means of a chain with the The lever I83 moves to the left and right as the roller 31 engages the periphery of a cam 88. By means of a crank I93 the lever I83 operates a connecting rod I84 which through the crank I88 oscillates the shaft I85 which ac- I raises and lowers the arms 35 to disengage and engage the rolls 33 and 34 from and with the glue roll 32 intermittently under the control of the cam 38.

Referring to Figs. 1'1, 18, 19, 20, and 21 the tubes I48, two in number, have been pushed along from the-labeling station in front of the glue bar I54 and the glue pot I59, to the end of the mandrel under the'truing rolls I81.-

. In Fig. 18 is illustrated the form of a tube before it enters the truing rolls, when the tube is formed of such body stock as manila or asphalt lined. The application of the rolls which have convex equators sets the plies of the container tube into the form shown in Fig. 19 and offsets I the convexity shown in Fig. 18 so that when the tube is ejected from the end of the mandrel, it takes the exact square form shown in Fig. 20. This roll mechanism for truing the tube is not necessary when a soft body stock such as chip board is used.

Referring to Fig. 17, parallel transverse bars 233 and 234 mount a plate 235 which may be adjustable transversely thereon.' A block I82 has pivotally mounted thereon an-arm 238 on a pivot pin 231. The arm 238 supports horizontally a pin 238, the left end of which engages in an axial socket 239 in the mandrel 92 .to provide a pivot support for the right end of themandrel. A pin 249 may be connected to the arm 238 and extends downwardly to the right therefrom for removing the pin 238 from the socket 239. The rod 249 has a resilient connection with the end of a crank 242 by means of a spring 2 and the crank 242 is pivoted at 243 on the bracket 235 and is rigidly connected with a lever 244, the

lower end of which engages a peripheral groove in the convolute cam 245 which is fixed on the shaft 248, the shaft 248 being mounted in bearings 241; and 248. It is obvious that by rotating the'convolute cam 245, the arm 242 is moved up and down intermittently to fix the pin 238 into position, and to completely tilt it down and away from the mandrel 92. The operation is automatic and is suitably synchronized with-- other mechanism of the machine.

Directing attention particularly to Figs. 22 and 26, it will be seen an arm 249 pinned to the rock shaft 259 supports the roll 93 over the mandrel in such a way as to press down on the mandrel when the body stock is being rolled thereon to form a tube. An arm 25I is also fastened on the rock shaft 259 and engages a coil spring 252 and has a slot through which passes a vertical which is rotatably gages the bottom of the stud 251.

. g 2,259,577- post 253 which is mounted on the standard 211.

92 to secure the pliestogether-evenly. The roll 93 is particularly useful when a non-circular mandrel is used to form a non-circular tube and the use of the coil spring 252 as described, prevents the roll 93 from jumping away from the mandrel 92 or bumpingon the tube during the rotation of the mandrel. Another arm 255 (see Fig. 24) extends forwardly from the rock shaft 258 and isengaged on the upper surface by a stop screw 256 and at the bottom by a vertically reciprocating stud- 251. A slide cam 258 is mounted to slide in the direction of the mandrel and has an inclinedsurface 259 which en- Screws 258 and 26| are secured in the slide cam 258 and are slidingly engaged by slots 252 and 253 in an arm 264 which extends'forwardly and obliquely and which supports at its-outer end a stud 255 which project downwardly from the arm 254 and lies in a groove in and is actuated by a rotatable cam 255 mounted on a collar and suitably synchronized with the mechanism of the machine.

- Referring now to Figs. 23, 24 and 26, the rod .I32 has a pivotal connection 251 with a slide 258 which carries a yoke 259 and which is mounted in transverse arms 218 and 21Iv which provide top and bottom tracks for the slide 258. A bracket 212 is secured by screws 213 to the arm 218 and.

supports the rock shaft 258 in suitable bearings formed therein. The arms 218 and 2" are conv nected by a plate 214 which is positioned verticallyand is fastened by bolts 215 through a shim 215 to a standard 211 on the stand 58. A.

shaft 218 is rotatably mounted in the standard 211 and is 'operatively connected with the manthe plate MI and the plate 214 confine the stud 251 by means of bolts 282. The plate 2,8I also supports the slide 258. A bracket 283 on the arm 218 rotatably supports the mandrel 92. A rod 284 is rotatable to operate the gripper 9| and may be actuated in any way known in the art by a crank attached to the opposite end.

- drel 92. A bracket 219secured by bolts 288 on It is obvious that when the oblique arm 254 is moved bythe rotatable cam 255, which may be suitably connected with the driving mechanism of the machine to procure synchronous action with the stripper, that the rolls are lifted away from'the mandrel to permit the tubes to slide along the mandrel without any friction from the engage the periphery of the drum 294. The slide member 292' is actuated in a slide 292 by means of a cam 289, mounted on a shaft 298 which is so as to open the same. As the roller 29| continues-to move in itscam track the slide memher 292' is moved thereby back to normal position which permits the expansion of the spring 288 and the retraction of the pin 285, thus effecting the closure of the gripper jaw 9|. During this cycle of openingand closing the gripper jaw 9|, a partially wound tube has been released and moved lengthwise along the mandrel 92 and the folded edge of .the advancing composite body stockinserted into the gripper jaw 9|.

The labeling station is shown at the right in Fig. 26 and in Fig. 27, following the schematic showing in Fig. 10 and general description thereof, comprises a vertically movable table I58 sup ported on a slide |5|, a glue bar I54 over the table for applying adhesive to the rear edge of a label I49, and a' glue pot I59 for wetting the bar I54. The table I58 has at the front an upright plate 388 against which the stack of labels I49 are set,.back side up. A bracket 38| is slidably mounted at the left end in a support 382 mount ed horizontallyonthe side of thestand 5'8 and has parallel grooves or tracks at the top and bottom in which the bracket 38I is adjustable to the front and rear and its exact rear position determined by a set screw 883 having a mounting 384 .on the support 382. The slide |5| is. mounted in a verticalstandard 385. Springs 385 are fas -tenedon' hooks 381, which project at each side of the top'of the standard 385, and on eyelet 'pins 388 adjustably mounted on angle arms 389,

one on each side of the slide The springs 385 tend to themandrel 92..

a plate 3 which is mounted to slide toward |5| at the bottom. lift the table I58 towards and away from the stand 58 to adjust the table.

along the mandrel 92 under the control of a screw 3I 2 mounted at 3|3 on the bracket 38|.' A roller '3' (see Fig. 27) is attached to the slide |5| and extends horizontally therefrom toward the stand 58 and engages a flat portion 3|5 on a lever 3|5. 'The lever 3|5 has a roll 3" on the rolls. By the foregoing mechanism automatic mounted on the spindle 285 and is reciprocated.

thereon by the engagement of an upstanding yoke forming part of a slide member 292, and.

fitted in an annular groove inthe head of the sleeve 281. The rod. 284 has a laterally extending pin 285 which projects in a diagonally arranged slot in the sleeve 281. A collar 381 is flttedon,

the sleeve 281, and acoil spring 288 surrounding the spindle 285 has one of its ,ends pressed front end which engages the periphery of. a cam 3|8 mounted on the end of the shaft 298. "The cam 3|8 has a notch 3I9'into which the roll 3" falls because of the upward tension of springs 385 and this movement permits a lifting action of-the label table I58 which brings the right or front edge of a label into contact with a tube I48 on the mandrel 92. The left end of the lever 3|5 has a pivotal mounting 328 in a bracket 32| which has a pivotal connection with an arm 322 mountedon the bracket 38L An arm 323 is pivoted at 324 on an upright 325 mountedv on the slide |5| and supports a pawl 325 engaged by a spring 321 which holds the pawl 325 in engageagainst the collar 281', and the other end against a brake drum. 294 keyed to the. spindle 285, the friction element of thedrum 294 being adapted to mentwith a vertical row of teeth 358 formed on the right edge of slide. |5| and the table. Legs 328 are adjustable in a groove 329 on a base plate 338 supported atop the slide |5|.

The glue pot I59 is mounted on a bracket 33 I to which it is secured by a screw 332. The bracket 33| is slidable horizontally on a pair of bolts 333 ing shaft '344 which is engaged by a cam 345 fixed on the shaft 345 which may be synchro-' nized by suitable connections with the shaft 290.

When the cam projection 34'! engages the shaft 344 the glue roll I58 is lifted up to engage the bar I54 when it is moved to the left position shown in Fig. 10. A pawl 35I has a vertical pinand-slot adjustment 352on the outer end of bar I54 by means of arm 353 on which it is pivoted at 354. When the bar I54 is moved back to the left-pawl35l engages turns the roll I58 in the adhesive to supply the engaging surface of the roll with fresh glue.

Referring to Figs. 28, 29, and 30 there are shown different combinations of mechanism for introducing an inner-liner and a sheet of chip into a mandrel prior to rolling the mandrel to form the tube of combined sheets.

In Fig. 28 the mandrel I is shown with the gripper jaw II in the openposition which formsa cavity I2 opening to the outer surface of the mandrel III which allows a tucker bar I3 to enter the cavity. A web of chip board A is fed in a horizontal plane on the top surface of a flat table I9 to a position adjacent the cavity I2 in the mandrel I0 and likewise a web of innerliner material B is fed on a vacuum belt I4 mounted under the table I9 and inclined in a plane that intercepts the periphery of the manthe ratchet wheel 355 and turning the mandrel ID from right to left by suitablexmechanism.

Referring to Fig. 30 the leading edges of the webs A and B are delivered in the same plane tangential to the. mandrel I0 but from opposite directions to overlap with the leading edge of the inner-liner sheet under the'leading sheet edge ofthe chip board A. When the edges of the sheets are in an overlapping position, tucker bar I3 is actuated as in the case illustrated in Fig. 28 by means of the actuation of microswitch I8 by the angle clip 20 mounted on the lower surface of the table I9 closing an electrical circuit through a solenoid II which is secured tothe outer end of a lever IS on the front end of which is a connection with the tucker bar I3. The mandrel is rotated from left to right or clockwise. j

It will be understood that all the constructions illustrated in Figs. 28, 29, and 30 can be combined with any suitable means for applying adhesive to the sheets A and B where desired.

It will be understood that the table I9 may have a horizontal motion similar to that of the table 43 illustrated in a preferred form of the invention, and that the other mechanism illustrated in the preferred form of the invention can be utilized in whole or in part in combination with any of the modifications illustrated in Figs. 28, 29, and 30.

Having shown and described certain embodiments of our invention and realizing that, in

' view of our disclosure, many changes, substitudrel ID adjacent the cavity I2. The leading edge 7 of the'inner-liner sheet B crosses the cavity I2 and underlies the leading edge of the chip board A which overliesgthe inner-liner sheet B and the cavity I2. When the edges of the sheets A and B are in this position, the tucker bar I3 is moved down and pushes both webs A and B into the cavity I2 and then retracts as the gripper II grips the leading edges and the mandrel I0 rotates from right to left, or counter-clockwise.

It is noted that the leading edge of the web B contacts bothsides as wellas'the front edge of web A so that when the gripper jaw II closes,

. the web A is held between a fold of the web B.

The tucker bar I3 is actuated by a lever I6 and a solenoid I1 actuates the opposite end of the lever to move the tucker bar I3 into the cavity I2. On the bottom of the table I9 is fastened a fixed angle clip 23 (see Fig. 30) which engages a micro-switch I8 andcloses an electrical circuit through solenoid Il thereby causing the tucker bar I3 to enter the cavity I2 in the mandr'el Ill when the leading edges of the sheets A and B are in the position shown in Fig. 28.

Referring to Fig. 29 the chip board A feeds across a flat table I9 in a horizontal plane passing through the axis of the mandrel In. A vacuum belt I5 is mounted so that its operative surface is in a perpendicular plane tangential to the mandrel III. This construction is another modification of the above described apparatus of making a fold of the web B by utilizing the leading edge of the chip board A as a tucker bar for inserting the leading edge of the inner-liner sheet B into the cavity I2 in the mandrel Ill after which the mandrel may be rotated to wind the combined sheets in the formof a tube by tions, or omissions of parts will readily occur to those skilled in the art, but within the spirit and scope of our invention, we'do not limit ourselves except as in the appended claims.

We claim:

1. The combination with a machine for making laminated tubes comprising a mandrel and a gripper therein, of means for feeding a strip of paper to the gripper, means for simultaneously feeding asecond sheet of paper to the gripper, and means for folding the edge of one sheet over the other and securing them together and inserting the folded edge into the gripper.

2. The combination with a machine for making laminated tubes having an inner-liner of oil or water impervious material comprising a mandrel and a gripper therein of mechanism for applying adhesive to one side of the strip of paper which is rolled into the tube and means for applying adhesive to the opposite side of the strip that forms the inside of the tube and for a distance equal to the length of the inner-liner.

3. The combination with a machine for making laminated tubes having an inner-liner of water or oil impervious material of mechanism for feeding a strip of paper to form the laminations of thhe tube to a point adjacent a gripper, means for simultaneously feeding a strip of inner-liner material to the same point adjacent the gripper, and means for folding the end of ner-liner material to the same point adjacent the gripper, and means for pushing the ends of the two strips into the gripper.

5. The combinationwith a machine for making laminated tubes comprising a mandrel and a'gripper therein, of mechanism for feeding a sheet coated with adhesive towards the mandrel, means for securing the end of an inner-liner sheet to the end of the coated sheet, means for applying adhesive to the exposed end of the inner-liner sheet, and folding the end of the inner-liner sheet over the edge of the coated sheet and delivering the folded edge to the mandrel, and means for finally cutting the coated l0 sheet. I,

6. In acmachine for making laminated tubes having a rotatable mandrel, the mandrel having a lengthwise gripper jaw, means for feeding a strip of paper toward said jaw, means, for feeding a separate strip of paper to said Jaw in-a plane at an angle to the first strip of paper, and means for folding one strip over the other and pushing the combined edge into said jaw.

7. In a machine for making laminated paper tubes having a mandrel rotatably mounted therein, said mandrel having a lengthwise gripper jaw, means for applying adhesive to one side of a strip of paper as it is fed toward said jaw, means for applying adhesive to the opposite side of' said strip of paper intermittently, means for feeding ,the edge of a second strip of paper over the edge of the first strip, and means for simultaneously pressing said edges together and applying adhesive to the exposed side of the edge of the second strip.

8. In a machine for making laminated tubes having a rotatable mandrel and a gripper jaw in said mandrel, means for feeding a strip of paper toward said mandrel, means for feeding a second strip of paper in adirection opposed to the feed of the first strip of paper, a table supporting said first strip of paper near the mandrel and movable toward and away from the mandrel and .means for causing the table to tilt out of its normal plane for receiving on the edgethereof a second strip of paper.. 7 r c '9. In a machinee for making laminated tubes having a rotatable mandrel and a gripper jaw, in said mandrel, means for feeding a strip of paper toward said mandrel, means for feeding a second strip of paper in a direction opposed to 'thefeed of the first strip of paper, a table supporting said first strip of paper near the manso drel and movable toward and away from the mandrel and means for causing the table to tilt out of its normal plane for; receiving on the edge thereof a second strip of paper, said means comprising supporting rollers and an inclined cam,

said table being movable in a compound motion;

10. In a machine for making laminated paper tubes having a rotatable mandrel and a gripperv jaw in said mandr'eha table horizontally mounted for movingtoward and away from said man- 60 drel, means for feeding a strip of paper over said table, means for feedinga second strip of paper to a position outside the plane of said table, means for tilting said table to a position adjacent the free edge of said second strip, me ans for 65. securing the edge of 'said second strip on top of said first strip and means for moving the'combined strips to the gripperjaw and forinserting them therein with the edge of the second strip folded over'the edge of the first strip.

11. In a machine for manufacturing. paper tubes having a rotatable mandrel and a gripper jaw in said mandrel, said mandrel having a transverse non-circular periphery and means ro- 15 tatable with the mandrel for truing the walls of a tube to the form of the mandrel.

12. In a machine for manufacturing paper tubes having a rotatable mandrel-and a gripper jaw in said mandrel, said mandrel having a transverse non-circular periphery and means rotatable with the mandrel for truing the walls of a .tube to the form of the mandrel, said means comprising a plurality of rollers mounted transversely to the axis of the mandrel. 13. In a machine for making laminated tubes having a rotatable mandrel and a gripper jaw mounted in said mandrel, a table for feeding a strip of paper to said gripper jaw, said table being mounted near said mandrel and movable toward and away from said mandrel in a horizontal plane and also through an arcuate path in a vertical direction, the horizontal and arcuate movements being effected by two prime movers operating incompound relationship, and a knife positioned adjacent said table and said gripper jaw for severing the strip of paper at a predetermined position of the table.

14. The combination with a machine for making laminated tubes comprising a mandrel and a gripper therein, of means for feeding a strip of paper to the gripper, means for simultaneously feeding a second sheet of paper to the gripper, and means for folding the edge of one sheet over the other, compressing them together, and inserting the compressed edge into the gripper.

15. The combination with a machine for making laminated tubes comprising a mandrel and a gripper therein, of means for feeding a stripof paper to the gripper, means for simultaneously feeding a second sheet of paper to the gripper, and a tucker bar movable toward and away from the mandrel for.pushing the edges of both sheets into the gripper.

16. The combination with a machine for making laminated tubes comprising a mandrel and a gripper'therein, of means for feeding a strip of paper to the gripper, means for simultaneously feeding a second sheet of paper to the gripper in a direction different from the direction of the feed of the first sheet and a tucker bar movable toward and away from themandrel for pushing the leading edges of both sheets into the gripper.

i 17. The combination with a machine formaking laminated tubes comprising a mandrel and a gripper therein, of 'means for feeding a strip of I paper to the gripper, means for simultaneously feeding a second sheet'of paper to the gripper 'across and in. front of the'leading edge. of the first sheet, and at an angle thereto, and means for pushing the leading edge ,of the first sheet into the gripper and simultaneously folding the leading edge of the second sheet over the leading edge of the first sheet so that the leading edge of the first sheet lies between the second sheet in the gripper.

18. The comblnation with a machine for making laminated tubes comprising a mandrel and a gripper therein, of means for feeding a strip of paper to the gripper, means for simultaneously feeding a second sheet of-paper to the gripper in a different direction from the direction of the feed of the first sheet, a mdvable table over which the first sheet moves to the gripper, a tucker bar pivoted to move toward and away from the mandrel for pushing the leading edges of both sheets into the gripper, and an electric circuit including a micro-switch operated by the table and a solenoid operatively connected with the lever that operates the tucker bar.

of shorter length to a section of longer length, and means for winding the two web sections simultaneously in superimposed relation, with the shorter web forming the inside wall of the tube.

20. In a machine for making laminated tubes, a mandrel having a gripper, means for simultaneously feeding two sheets of paper in different but converging directions, and means for folding the edge. of one sheet over the other and continuing the advancement of the unfolded sheet to insert the folded edge into said gripper.

21. In a machine for making laminated tubes, I

a'mandrel having a gripper, means for feeding a sheet of paper in one direction, means for feeding a second sheet of paper in the opposite direction, means for continuously applying adhesive to one side of the body sheet, means for intermittently applying adhesive to the other side of the body sheet, means for folding the edge of one sheet over the leading edge of the other and adhesively securing them together, and means for thereafter feeding the leading edge of the composite body sheet in the direction of the gripper and inserting the folded edge therein.

.22. The combination with a machine for making laminated inner-liner fibrous tubes comprising a mandrel having a gripper, means for feeding a fibrous body sheet and an 011 proof parchment in opposite directions, means for continuously applying adhesive to one side of the body sheet, means for, intermittently applying adhesive to the other side of the body sheet, means for adhesively uniting a measured lengthof the parchment in dry condition tothe body sheet, means for directly advancing the leading edge of the composite body sheet to the gripper, and means 01}; rolling the composite body sheet to form a u e. r

HARRY W. MORGAN.

RICHARD E. B. WAKEFIELD. 

